Virbhadra Singh

SHIMLA: Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today resigned from the post of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president. Singh, who had hinted to resign as HPCC chief immediately after taking over as Chief Minister, has sent his resignation to party high command, AICC General Secretary and incharge of party affairs for Himachal Pradesh, Birender Singh said. In keeping with the "one man one post" principle, his resignation was a natural corollary after assuming the...

SHIMLA: Paying rich tributes to late former President A P J Abdul Kalam , Himachal Pradesh Governor Kalyan Singh and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today condoled his sudden demise. Kalam dedicated his life to serve the nation and was an inspiration for every citizen especially youth and children with whom he interacted most, Governor said in his condolence message here. His contribution as a President and also as a ...

NEW DELHI/PALAMPUR: Congress and Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today dismissed as false and baseless BJP's allegations that he took "bribe" from a private power company and dared the opposition party to go to court or appropriate investigative agency if it had any proof. "It is a sinister attempt to tarnish my image and I will take appropriate action at appropriate time including legal recourse against the false and highly defamatory remarks," Virbhadra Singh...

NEW DELHI: Congress today came out in strong defence of Himachal state unit chief Virbhadra Singh, who is facing graft allegations , saying they were "far more political than in substance" and were intended to affect the assembly poll campaign. "The timing of the whole revelation is questionable. I am very suspicious about the timing. When he is busy campaigning, to bind him (with such allegations) in the middle of the campaign shows it is far more political than in...

SHIMLA: Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today condemned the terror attack in Punjab's Gurdaspur district and said that such "inhumane" acts will be dealt with sternly. "This is an attack on the nation. Such inhumane and heinous acts will be dealt with sternly," he said while expressing profound grief over the killing of civilians and policemen in the incident. A high alert has been sounded in the state following the attack and police have been directed to maintain a high...

Virbhadra Singh brings in a breath of fresh air to the steel ministry. He may not be the youngest minister, but demonstrates energy that could embarrass many youngsters. Excerpts : Do you think the difficult times call for special measures to protect the interest of domestic industry? An immediate challenge before us is to ensure that domestic industry is not impacted due to the widening disparity between Indian and global prices. Indian producers have...

NEW DELHI: In the wake of allegations that former Union Minister Virbhadra Singh had received payments from a private steel firm, BJP today claimed there is ample admissible evidence against the Congress leader and demanded a SIT probe into the matter. BJP refuted Congress party's attempt to draw parallels between this case and the Jain Hawala Diary case in which L K Advani had faced allegations but was later given a clean chit. In...

NEW DELHI: In yet another setback to the Congress-led UPA government's efforts to refurbish its image, Union minister for small, micro and medium industries Virbhadra Singh and his wife were slapped with charges of conspiracy and corruption in a 23-year-old graft case. As charges were framed against the former Himachal Pradesh chief minister, the Opposition and Team Anna demanded his resignation from the Cabinet. Special judge BL Soni ordered framing of charges against...

NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi today accepted the resignation of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh from the presidentship of Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC). Senior Party leader Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has been nominated to officiate as HPCC president till a permanent appointment is made for the post, AICC General Secretary Janardan Dwivedi said in a press release. Virbhadra Singh was made the HPCC...

NEW DELHI: Congress today apologised for senior party leader Virbhadra Singh's threat to mediapersons that their cameras would be broken on being questioned about allegations of corruption against him. "If anyone is hurt, we apologise," party spokesperson Sandeep Dikshit said when asked to react to the incident. Terming as "unfortunate" Singh's remarks, the party said such things can sometime happen in the midst of an election campaign. "We do not know the...

SHIMLA: Continuing its offensive against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, BJP today accused him of trying to influence the investigations into corruption charges against him and his family members, and sought his resignation on moral grounds to facilitate a "free and fair" probe. "Virbhdra Singh is trying to influence the probe being conducted into charges against him by the CBI and Income Tax department and he should resign on moral grounds or else the...

NEW DELHI: The Income Tax report against Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh brings out the defining role of his close aide Vakamullah Chandrashekhar, also a promoter of Ms Tarini Infrastructure Limited. As first reported by ET on June 23, Chadrashekhar was instrumental in purchase of a farmhouse in Delhi's Mehrauli area in the name of Maple Destination and Dreambuild where Singh's son Vikramaditya is one of the directors. The...

SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh Government would conduct a probe into alleged irregularities in allotment of land to Baba Ramdev's trust near Sadhupul in Solan district, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said. The erstwhile BJP government had given 20 acres (96.5 bighas) of land at Kehlog village along the Kandaghat-Chail highway to Ramdev's trust on 99 years' lease in 2010 for Rs 17.31 lakh for setting up an herbal garden and a...

NEW DELHI/SHIMLA: Mounting its offensive against the Congress, BJP today accused Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh of "accepting bribe" from a private firm to buy a farm house in Mehrauli, a charge rejected by him. BJP, which had yesterday released a sting video accusing Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat of corruption, followed it up today training its guns on Singh, saying it would continue with its "instalments" against...

SHIMLA: Sharply reacting to chief minister Virbhadra Singh's reported remarks to order a probe by CBI into the assets of former chief minister P K Dhumal, the state BJP today asked him to stop "black-mailing" the opposition and remain prepared to face the consequences of preliminary enquiry registered against him by the CBI. "Chief Minister is free to order any probe by top investigating agency of the country and world but we would not...

SHIMLA: Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and HPCC president Virbhadra Singh today won from Shimla (Rural) constituency defeating his BJP rival IshwarRohal by 19,033 votes. Singh, who is a strong contender for the post of Chief Minister, is a sitting member of Lok Sabha . Full Coverage of Assembly Elections 2012 He had resigned from the Union Cabinet after a special Court framed charges against him in a graft a...

SHIMLA: Launching the 'Digital India program' today, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said that it would bring all basic services directly to the public through the use of Information Technology, ensuring transparency and fast delivery. Launching the 7g2c (e-district service from government to citizens) under e-district portal, Aadhar Permanent enrolment center and Digital lockers to members of Vidhan Sabha under the Digital India Programme here today. ...

NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation's initial probe against senior Congress leader and Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh and his family for allegedly amassing assets disproportionate to their income has revealed possible use of shell companies to channel alleged bribe money. According to preliminary enquiry records, Rs 5.90 crore allegedly received by Singh and his family came through Punjab Foods and...